Key Differences
In short — Core i5-7500 outperforms Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-7500 is 1220 days newer than Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-7500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Performs up to 69% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Pentium G3420 - 93 vs 55 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-7500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
